National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002

Part 2 Amendments of other Acts

The 1977 Act

11 In section 15 of the 1977 Act (duty of Health Authority in relation to family health services), in subsection (1ZA), after “duty of” there is inserted “each Strategic Health Authority and”.

The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29)

12 In the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, in section 17C (personal medical or dental services)—

(a) in subsection (5), in each of paragraphs (a) and (b), before “Health Authority” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority or by a”, and

(b) in subsection (6), for the definition of “Health Authority” there is substituted—

““Strategic Health Authority” and “Health Authority” have the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 1977;”.

The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)

13 In section 279 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (health service practitioners), in paragraph (a), after “by a” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority,”.

The 1999 Act

14 In section 6(2) of the 1999 Act (which inserts a new section 28EE into the 1977 Act), in that new section 28EE—

(a) subsection (1) is omitted, and

(b) in subsection (2), for “Health Authorities”, in both places, there is substituted “Strategic Health Authorities”.

The Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15)

15 The Health and Social Care Act 2001 is amended as follows.

16 (1) Section 26(1) (which inserts a new section 28DA into the 1977 Act) is amended as provided in this paragraph.

(2) In the new section 28DA (lists of persons who may perform personal medical services or personal dental services)—

(a) in subsection (1), after “publication” there is inserted “by each Primary Care Trust and”,

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) in each of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (e), (g) and (k), before “Health Authority” there is inserted “Primary Care Trust or”, and

(ii) in paragraph (j), after “of” there is inserted “Primary Care Trusts and”,

(c) in subsection (4), in each of paragraphs (a), (b) and (d), before “Health Authority” there is inserted “Primary Care Trust or”,

(d) in subsection (8)—

(i) before “Health Authority”, in both places, there is inserted “Primary Care Trust or”, and

(ii) in paragraph (c), for “Health Authority’s decision” there is substituted “decision of the Primary Care Trust or of the Health Authority”,

(e) in subsection (9)—

(i) before “Health Authority” there is inserted “Primary Care Trust or”, and

(ii) for “Health Authority’s decision” there is substituted “decision of the Primary Care Trust or of the Health Authority”, and

(f) in subsection (10), for “Health Authority’s decision” there is substituted “decision of the Primary Care Trust or of the Health Authority”.

17 In Schedule 1 (exempt information relating to health services), in paragraph 11, after “request to a” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority or”.